Dispersal and Longevity of Mass-Released, Sterilized Mexican Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1045-1052

  Thomas, Donald B ^a   Loera Gallardo, Jesus ^b  

^a KIKA DE LA GARZA SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anastrepha ludens; Dispersal; Fruit fly; Longevity; Sterile insect technique

Indexed keywords

ANASTREPHA LUDENS; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0002427372     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/27.4.1045     Document Type: Article

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